Can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies

This paper examines the impact of corporate governance practices and structures on the performance of firms in Malaysia. An empirical study was conducted based on data involving 120 Malaysian-listed companies over a four-year period from 1996 to 1999. This period encompassed the 1997/98 Asian financ...

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Main Authors: Chang, Allan Aik Leng, Shazali, Abu Mansor
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Language:English
Published: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2005
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description This paper examines the impact of corporate governance practices and structures on the performance of firms in Malaysia. An empirical study was conducted based on data involving 120 Malaysian-listed companies over a four-year period from 1996 to 1999. This period encompassed the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis, which affected most countries in the Southeast Asian region including Malaysia. Due to the combination of cross-sectional and time-series data, panel data regression techniques were used to analyse performance of the firms using both fixed effects and random effects models. Using Return on Equity (ROE) as the dependent variable, it was established that the size of firm, gearing ratio (borrowing) and dominant CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) significantly influenced the performance of firms. The impact of size on the performance of firms followed a quadratic fashion with performance increasing with the size of the firm up to the optimal size of around 7,729 million Malaysian Ringgit (RM). Beyond that, firm performance declined with increasing size. Borrowing had a negative effect on earnings with 1% increase in borrowing having a 0.13% decrease in ROE. Finally, CEOs who are also chairman of the board exert a positive influence on company earnings. The study suggests that dominant CEOs could increase performance of firms when they dominate the decision-making process in their companies.
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spelling unimas-185542017-11-28T02:19:08Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18554/ Can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies Chang, Allan Aik Leng Shazali, Abu Mansor HB Economic Theory This paper examines the impact of corporate governance practices and structures on the performance of firms in Malaysia. An empirical study was conducted based on data involving 120 Malaysian-listed companies over a four-year period from 1996 to 1999. This period encompassed the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis, which affected most countries in the Southeast Asian region including Malaysia. Due to the combination of cross-sectional and time-series data, panel data regression techniques were used to analyse performance of the firms using both fixed effects and random effects models. Using Return on Equity (ROE) as the dependent variable, it was established that the size of firm, gearing ratio (borrowing) and dominant CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) significantly influenced the performance of firms. The impact of size on the performance of firms followed a quadratic fashion with performance increasing with the size of the firm up to the optimal size of around 7,729 million Malaysian Ringgit (RM). Beyond that, firm performance declined with increasing size. Borrowing had a negative effect on earnings with 1% increase in borrowing having a 0.13% decrease in ROE. Finally, CEOs who are also chairman of the board exert a positive influence on company earnings. The study suggests that dominant CEOs could increase performance of firms when they dominate the decision-making process in their companies. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2005 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18554/7/Can%20good%20corporate%20governance%20practices%20%28abstract%29.pdf Chang, Allan Aik Leng and Shazali, Abu Mansor (2005) Can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies. International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 1 (4). ISSN 1477-9048 https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJBGE.2005.006717 doi : 10.1504.2005.006717
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
Chang, Allan Aik Leng
Shazali, Abu Mansor
Can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies
title Can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies
title_full Can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies
title_fullStr Can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies
title_full_unstemmed Can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies
title_short Can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies
title_sort can good corporate governance practices contribute to firms’ financial performance? – evidence from malaysian companies
topic HB Economic Theory
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18554/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18554/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18554/7/Can%20good%20corporate%20governance%20practices%20%28abstract%29.pdf